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Health insurance costs spike for businesses, workers after pandemic
The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance in California rose at twice the pace of inflation over the past three ... Read More
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Ask the Pediatrician: Why bullying hurts all children and what parents can do about it
Every day, thousands of kids suffer the fear, shame and frustration of being bullied. More than 19% of children aged 12 to 18 say they have been targeted by peers, with a frightening number of cases happening online. Here'...Read more
Skyrocketing Affordable Care Act premiums are pushing some to extreme measures
Mary Jo Armstrong and her ex-husband, William, didn't exactly remarry for love. They remarried for health insurance.
After 18 years of marriage and a divorce, finalized in 2014, the Upper Burrell, Pennsylvania, couple ...Read more
What's the deal with ... banana water?
If a can of coconut water and a banana smoothie had a baby, it might be banana water. The latest plant-based hydration beverage on the market is being touted as "the peel good beverage" that offers "a bunch of nutrients." ...Read more
A Colorado family is trying to raise millions to test gene therapy that could help kids trapped in bodies they can't move
At first, Everly Green’s parents didn’t understand why her doctors wanted genetic testing. Their daughter was behind on her milestones at 18 months, but was gradually making progress, and they expected that to continue...Read more
Demands Of Career Have Put A Damper On Dreams
DEAR ABBY: I am in my early 30s and happy in certain aspects of my life: I recently moved to a house and married a man I love very much. I have friends, hobbies and dreams. One of these dreams is to be a novelist, although...Read more
Learning The Proper Inhaler Technique For Asthma/COPD Meds
DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you noted that many patients do not properly use their inhaled asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications, but you didn't tell us how to properly use them. I'd hate ...Read more
How your heart health impacts dementia risk
Analysis of the health status of U.S. adults ages 65 and older indicates that 2.7 million folks are living with vascular dementia (impaired supply of blood to the brain, often caused by mini-strokes) or mixed dementia (...Read more
Why do we need to study galaxies when we can't feed everyone?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: Why are humans fascinated with space exploration? It seems that God has given us everything we need to live life on Earth. Why do we need to study galaxies? It seems strange ...Read more
Jilted Wife Blames Herself For Marriage's Collapse
DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I were best friends. We shared everything -- dreams, laughs and struggles. I was convinced we'd grow old together. When he proposed, I said yes without hesitation. We had plans to start a ...Read more
When New Year's Resolutions Fall Short
Q: Every December I set goals for new things I want to accomplish in the next year. But even when I've managed to follow through and achieve those things I still feel unfulfilled. Isn't life all about seeking and finding ...Read more
Husband Makes a Poor Choice with Wife's Health
DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, my husband was told that our adult child's partner had tested positive for COVID two days before we were scheduled to visit them. My husband -- a forever Good Time Charlie -- decided not to inform...Read more
What does it mean when the Bible says to walk with God in all His ways?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: What does it mean when the Bible says to walk with God in all His ways? – W.G.
A: Parents who take their child for a walk generally want the child to stay close so that he ...Read more
Could expiring health insurance subsidies be revived retroactively?
WASHINGTON — There is still hope for getting help with health care premiums for Obamacare policies next year.
Though enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, policies are ending Wednesday, there’s...Read more
Salmonella outbreak tied to raw oysters reaches Maryland
BALTIMORE — A Maryland resident is among at least 64 people in 22 states who have fallen ill after being infected with the same strain of salmonella linked to raw oysters, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...Read more
Georgia requests $1.4 billion to transform rural health care
ATLANTA — By New Year’s Eve, the Trump administration is scheduled to award one-time grants to states to “transform” their rural health care, and Georgia is asking for $1.4 billion.
Gov. Brian Kemp’s ...Read more
Guns marketed for personal safety fuel public health crisis in Black communities
PHILADELPHIA — Leon Harris, 35, is intimately familiar with the devastation guns can inflict. Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The bullet remains lodged in ...Read more
States advance medical debt protections as federal support turns to opposition
Lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration reversed course and told states they don’t have authority to take action on credit reporting.
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Nutrition News: Eating for Your Heart
If you're looking for a heart-healthy diet, the American Heart Association has some recommendations.
An evidence-based analysis of 10 popular dietary patterns shows that some promote heart health better than do others. A ...Read more
US health care in 2025: Chaos, costs, and controversy without real progress
The year 2025 has been one of the most turbulent years in modern U.S. health care. The headlines were explosive, the rhetoric dramatic, and the controversies nonstop. Yet for all the hoopla and upheaval, the medical care ...Read more
A year of discovery: 10 Mayo Clinic research breakthroughs moving medicine forward
ROCHESTER, Minn. — From AI-powered drug discovery to regenerative therapies and next-generation neurology tools, Mayo Clinic researchers made significant strides in 2025 toward predicting, preventing and treating ...Read more
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